Steel passenger-car.



'6. H. ANDERSON. STEELPASSENGER CAR. APPucATwN F1151) DEc.17. 1914.

Patented J uly 27,

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l ITA/55555 wie 175* STATES- CHARLES B. ANDERSON, or CINCINNATI, oHIo. v

Param" OFFICE. f

4SlIEllllZ PASSENGER-CAR.

speication of Letters Patent. Patented July 27, 1915,

Application le'd. December 17, 1914. Seria1'No.-877',99.

T all-whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES H. ANDER- soN, a citizen-fof the UnitedStates, and a resident of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton andState of-Ohio, have, invented certain new and useful Improvements inSteel, Passenger-Cars; and I do hereby de.

clare the following to be a full, clear, and

` exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledinthe art to which it appertains tomake and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in steel passenger cars, andespecially to an improvement in the construction of eaves plate orletter boards for the same. i

The object of the invention is to provide an eaves plate or letter boardconstructed to lbe applied directly -to the side posts without theemployment of intermediate brackets,

and Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of the eaves plate and parts to which itis connected.

l represents -a steel T-bar which c0nstitutes a vertical post forsustaining the sides and roof of the car body and also serves as 'i theside frames of the windows' in which is securedthe vsteelroof plate4,'riveted or .otherwise secured at its side edges to the the sashes 2and 3 are mounted. Upon the upper and curved portions of the T-bars 1upper edge of the eaves plate or letter board 5. The lower edge of theeaves plate, which i extends throughout the length of the car is bent.upon itself to form the depending flange 6, and is then bent inwardlyas at 7 and lupwardly as at 8, the upwardly bent portion 8 beingparallel with the plate 5, but

removed therefrom a' distance sulicientto hold the plate 5 in a planebeyond the window sash 3,-and forms a 'pocket orhousing in which cork orother insulating material 9 may be conveniently packed and supported,this pocket or housing extending the Whole llength of the car andcontinuous from end to end.

The upper yportion of. the eaves plate is bent inwardly at a pointadjacent the side edge of the roof, and projects upwardly adistancesufficient for its secure attachment to the roof supports towhich it is riveted,

the steel roof lplatel overlapping the upperl edge of the eaves plateandiirmly riveted to y the same. A layer of cork or other material- 10which will serve as insulator of electricity and also of heat, is placedupon the roof plate and is retained in place. by the cover 11 of' canvasor other suitable material. The lower edge'of the canvas cover 11, issecured to the wooden batten 12, seated against the shoulder 13 ofthe-eaves plate, which shoulder is formed by bending the upper edge ofthe plate inwardly toward the side posts; the batten being held in placeby a steel band 14 secured by bolts-passing` through to the batten andside posts, or by rivets to the eaves plate. The lower end of the eavesplate'formsa housing for the upper end of top sash- 3, the flange 6 ofsaid plate overhanging said'sash sufliciently' to prevent the outwarddisplacement of thev l same and also prevent the entrance of waterf- 1'15; 1 l above the sash. rLhe upwardly bent portion 7 8 of the lower.edge-'of theeaves plate, rests against and is riveted directly tothe'sidel posts, and it together with the inwardly bent portions 7. and13-susta1n the plate in the A proper position without the employment of`brackets which' have heretofore been uni-v versally used for securingthe eaves. plate to the side posts, and permits the insulating fillingor lining to be .continuous from end' to end of the car instead of frombracket to` bracket as heretofore.

. It is evident that many slight changes might be resortedto in ltherelative arrange- .ment of parts shown and described without departingfrom the'spirit and scope of my invention. Hence I would'haveit'understoodthat I do not wish to conne myself lto f the exactconstruction and arrangement of v parts shown and described, but

-Having fully'describedmy invention what I. claim as new and desireliosecure by Letters-Patent, is

1. In steel car construction, the c tiirdiina-l tion of side posts andaneaves' plate having an upwardly,I inwa'rdlyjand upwardly bent lower'-edge. the-two upward bends formingI respectively 'a pocket belowthe"'eaves plate for the top edgepof the upper sash d a pocket at therear of the plate, the upward bent portion at the inner free edge of theplate being secured to the side posts.

, 2. In steel car construction, an eaves plate having an inwardly andupwardly bent` upper edge, and an upwardly, inwardl)Y and upwardly bentlower edge, the upward bends at the lower edge of the plate formingrespectively a pocket below the eaves plate for the top edge of theupper sash, and a pocket ,at the rear of said plate for supporting anupwardbent portion of both edges being adapted for direct attachment tothe roof supporting member of the car and the upward bend at the lowerend fornng a continuous pocket at the inner side of the plate.

l. In steel car construct-ion, the combination of sido posts, an eavesplate having inwardliY and upwardl \Y bentv upper and lower edges thesaid upwardly bent portions being for direct attachment to the sideyposts and the upwardl \v bent portion at the/lower edge forming a pocketfor supporting an insulatingl lining.

In testimony whereof, l have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing' witnesses.

CHARLES H. AX DERSON.

lVitnesses FRANK A. LATSCHA, A. L. KASEMUER.

